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Octreotide Case 1 Answers

3) Name 4 organs that normally take up the tracer

The normal distribution is in the following organs

Kidneys - bladder (excretion) Spleen - marked uptake Liver - diffuse low uptake Pituitary - modest uptake Thyroid - modest Breast - occasional Large bowel - patients are given laxatives

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